Video & Transcript Research : 'appointed'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Seclusion Working Group - 08/13/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • is and what led you to seek appointment is and what led you to seek appointment to<00:01:40.079>
  • Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the Senate Majority Leader and one appointed by the Senate
  • Leader and one appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, and two members of the House, one appointed
  • > the Majority Leader and one appointed by the Majority Leader and one appointed by the Senate
  • , one appointed by the speaker,<00:27:58.720> one<00:27:58.880> appointed<00:27:59.279>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 26, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hereby appoint the Honorable Riley M. Moore to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
  • I hereby appoint the Honorable Riley M. Moore to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
  • <00:08:09.160> I<00:08:09.280> pledge The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment
  • 08:27.880> speaker's The chair announces the speaker's The chair announces the speaker's appointment
  • pursuant to section 306K of appointment pursuant to section 306K of the<00:08:32.599> Public<
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-21-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Communication Nos. 799 and 800 inform the Senate that the House appointed conferees to various
  • 03:10.600> House 800 inform the Senate that the House 800 inform the Senate that the House appointed
  • We have GM 615, Matt Liam, who is appointed to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides, and we also have
  • to the Advisory Committee on appointed to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides,<00:04:55.640> and
  • Uh, we also have GM 680 Michael Faye, who is appointed to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Joint Session Mar 4th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, Leader Sirois moves that a committee be appointed to notify the governor that the joint session
  • On behalf of the Senate, I appoint Senators Hooper, Harrell, Wright, and Boyd, who will serve as co-chair
  • And on behalf of the Speaker, I appoint Representatives Jacques, Shoaf, Cobb, Jay Lopez, and Sirois to
  • On behalf of the Senate, I appoint Senators Hooper, Harold, Wright, and Boyd, who was served as co-chair
  • And on behalf of the speaker, I appoint representatives Jacques, Schof, Cobb, Jay Lopez, and Soroy to
Summary: The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to open the 2025 legislative session, receiving the Florida Cabinet, the Florida Supreme Court, and then Governor Ron DeSantis. The session included a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion to appoint a committee to notify the governor that the joint session was ready to receive his message. The committee was appointed, the governor was introduced, and the joint session recessed until his arrival. In his address, Governor DeSantis highlighted Florida’s economic performance, low unemployment, business growth, tourism, and insurance reforms, and urged further action on property insurance, the My Safe Florida Home program, and tax relief. He also called for continued immigration enforcement, praised school choice and teacher pay initiatives, defended higher education reforms, and discussed Hope Florida, hurricane recovery, environmental restoration, and infrastructure. He specifically urged lawmakers to address petition fraud and the constitutional amendment process, condominium reform, and stronger Second Amendment protections. The governor also reviewed prior legislative accomplishments, including tax cuts, parental rights and education measures, anti-DEI actions, law enforcement bonuses, and other conservative policy changes. He thanked legislative leaders and cabinet officials, encouraged continued cooperation over the next 60-day session, and closed by urging lawmakers to build on Florida’s record of productivity. After the governor departed, the joint session voted to dissolve.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Custody Review Task Force Apr 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • On C, one judge to be appointed by the Supreme Court.
  • One judge to be appointed by the Supreme Court changed that to two.
  • On E, one family mediator appointed by the Supreme Court.
  • No, the clerks of court, or appointed by, I suppose, the Supreme Court. Okay.
  • I think you'll also need to change the appointment, or maybe not.
Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met to approve prior minutes and then worked through draft legislation related to a possible family court study committee. The group discussed the proposed 15-member committee’s makeup in detail, including whether to add parent representation, judges, family law section members, child support, clerks of court, domestic violence advocates, and other stakeholders. The task force ultimately agreed to keep the committee at 15 members, reduce the legislative membership from eight to six, add two judges from different districts, add two family law section members with rural and urban representation, include one parent subject to a custody order, and replace the mental health professional with a clerk of court representative appointed through the trial court administrator’s office. The draft was also revised to keep domestic violence advocacy representation and to clarify that the study could consider juvenile court issues as part of the family court umbrella. The committee voted to approve the revised draft and recommend it to Legislative Management, with one recorded “no” vote from Judge Hovey after the meeting resumed. The task force then turned to a second draft dealing with requiring participation in a family transition program, which was renamed in discussion to a parenting education course. Members debated whether the bill should simply refer to an existing program like Parents Forever or instead specify broader education about the court process, parental rights, co-parenting, and related issues. Some members supported the requirement as a way to reduce conflict and improve understanding of the system, while others raised concerns about vague language, cost to parents, lack of exemptions, and whether the bill was too open-ended or potentially duplicative of other legislation. The discussion became lengthy and unresolved, with the drafter noting that more specific direction would be needed to revise the bill. The transcript cuts off before a final vote or action on this second draft is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • There is no prohibition in Article 15 relating to the appointment when the governor is impeached.
  • Pertaining to their acting capacity while and by appointment. by an appointment.
  • There's nothing in the bill that addresses appointed retired judges.
  • these appointments that have committed.
  • That's an appointment not by the governor, but by the regional presiding administrative judge.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 2/19/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • operations relating to the appointment operations relating to the appointment of<00:08:09.919>
  • King Banyan reported the same back with the recommendation that the appointment be confirmed.
  • She was in a residential neighborhood trying to get to her appointment.
  • <01:21:12.400> She trying to get to her appointment.
  • She trying to get to her appointment.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (10/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't know who would appoint the advisor chosen.
  • <02:49:06.960> the who who is the advisor, who appoints the who who is the advisor, who appoints
  • act or by the university is appointed act or by the university is appointed there<02:49:28.080><
  • <02:54:51.120> by and not necessarily being appointed by and not necessarily being appointed
  • <03:11:06.000> an Title 9 coordinator will appoint an Title 9 coordinator will appoint an
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee took up several school building aid bills. HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing, drew debate over whether the program is effective and whether funds should be allowed to carry forward. Supporters argued the program is underfunded and that even small leftover amounts should remain available for building aid; opponents said non-lapsing funds limit future budget flexibility and that the program creates winners and losers. The committee voted 4-3 to recommend HB 295 inexpedient to legislate (ITL). The committee then considered HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects and include retroactive funding for projects completed in the past. The motion to ITL was supported on the grounds that retroactive payments would be unfair to districts still waiting in line and that the legislature should focus on future projects. Supporters of the bill said the increase was modest and that districts that built during a prior moratorium on aid were left with long-term fiscal burdens. The committee again voted 4-3 to recommend ITL. The discussion also broadened into special education funding and a retained bill, HB 742, concerning catastrophic special education aid and the source of funding. Members debated whether the education trust fund should cover the aid and whether the committee should act now or wait for a separate commission studying special education costs. Several members emphasized that special education costs are rising, that more data is needed on student identification and funding formulas, and that the commission’s report may provide better guidance. The chair said the subcommittee’s recommendations would go to the full committee, and the next meeting was expected to be rescheduled from November 4 to later that week because of election-related conflicts.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have Howard Randall, the newly appointed commissioner of the Central Plymouth County Water District
  • I was recently appointed as a commissioner to the CPCWD and, luckily, voted chairman.
  • He was killed my first month that I was appointed to the Milton Police Department in 1984.
  • He was killed my first month that I was appointed to the Milton Police Department in 1984.
  • Dana's wife of six months, Charlotte Berkowitz, was the first female police officer appointed to the
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources opened its first hearing with introductory remarks, instructions on three-minute testimony limits, and notice that written testimony would be accepted. The committee then heard testimony on several local bills, beginning with H. 984, which would change water management for Silver Lake, Furnace Pond, Monponset Pond, and the Jones River system. Supporters said the 1964 water arrangement has harmed water levels, water quality, and habitat, and argued the bill would add needed environmental oversight without cutting Brockton off from water. Testimony emphasized impacts on alewife, freshwater mussels, drought conditions, and the need for more balanced management; no vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard H. 1069, a proposal to raise the parking surcharge at Douglas State Forest from $1 to $5 to help Douglas cover emergency response costs at the DCR park. Supporters said the town bears the burden for rescues, brush fires, and other incidents and has used the current surcharge for equipment like drones and ATVs. Another bill, H. 994, would let Orleans regulate fertilizer use locally; the town argued that nutrient pollution has worsened water quality in Cape Cod ponds and coastal waters, while opponents from the lawn care and landscape industries said Massachusetts already has a strong statewide nutrient-management system and warned against a patchwork of local rules. The committee also took testimony on H. 1073 concerning wastewater treatment and disposal options at Joint Base Cape Cod for the town of Sandwich. Supporters said the base could help meet Sandwich’s immediate and long-term wastewater needs and that the region has already invested in planning. In addition, Senator Driscoll testified in support of S. 575, to add transparency to the Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund, and S. 574, to establish memorial markers honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. He also supported related park-naming legislation, including a bill to rename Farragut Park and dedicate athletic fields there. Finally, a marine trades representative supported a bill to expand pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor, arguing that boating supports the local economy and that boaters are strong environmental stewards. The hearing concluded after all registered testimony was heard, with no committee action reported.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 51 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sook Teer Pai was appointed as the U.S. representative of the World YMCA United Nations Advocacy Group
  • Currently, the Cannabis Control Commission is overseen by a five-member commission: a chair appointed
  • by the treasurer, two members appointed by the Attorney General and Governor, and two appointed by a
  • This bill aims to reform and retool the CCC by bringing the commission under the sole appointing authority
  • Rather than being appointed by a vote of the commission, the executive director will be overseen directly
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The commission will include three members appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker
  • of the House, with an additional presiding officer to be appointed by the Governor, who is responsible
  • This nine-member commission, appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House
  • The appointment process for four-year terms ensures stable leadership, while the funding contingency
  • Board of Regents, you know, for the systems, all appointed by the governor.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's actually three parts to it dealing with elections or appointments.
  • Appointments in general from the law.
  • Or appointments, appointments in general from the legislature or the governor.
  • The only portion of it that we're concerned with is the top part about elections or appointments for
  • appointed to office.
Summary: The Oklahoma State Election Board held a special meeting to address several candidate contests and related procedural matters. After roll call and opening remarks, counsel explained the hearing procedures, burden of proof, and possible outcomes. Several cases were noted as resolved or withdrawn, including Timmons v. Jones, Banning v. Sutterfield, and Roberts v. Gaw. In Ranson v. Riley, the board accepted constructive service after the respondent did not appear, heard that Riley was not a registered voter in the required district for the required period, and voted 3-0 to sustain the petition and strike him from the ballot, with costs assessed to the petitioner. The board then heard Hasenbach v. Pugh, a contest challenging Senator Adam Pugh’s candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction under the Oklahoma Constitution’s emoluments ineligibility clause. The petitioner argued that Pugh was a sitting legislator whose office’s salary and benefits had increased during his term, relying on stipulated facts, a compensation commission order, and prior case law. The respondent argued the salary increase came from an independent commission that expressly excluded current legislators and that benefit changes were automatic under a preexisting statute, so no qualifying increase applied to Pugh. The board resolved several procedural issues first, including striking a reply brief as beyond the original petition and admitting joint stipulations into the record. After a recess and executive session, the board returned to open session and voted 3-0 to deny the petition in Hasenbach v. Pugh, retaining Pugh as a candidate on the ballot and assessing costs to the petitioner. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the secretary and a unanimous vote to adjourn.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • commission that is charged with oversight of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, including the appointment
  • Instead of members being appointed by the President, Speaker, and both minority leaders...
  • So that's—and then trying to figure out who appoints those is the best.
  • were to truly match WIFA's appointment process, actually the minority leaders should get an appointment
  • , because I know that is the case under the WIFA appointment process.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • appointments consent governor's appointments consent calendar.<04:55:41.120> Mr.
  • representative of counties appointed. representative of counties appointed.
  • sports persons and outfitters appointed. sports persons and outfitters appointed.
  • at large and as a Democrat appointed. at large and as a Democrat appointed.
  • <05:02:33.360> The appointments are confirmed. The appointments are confirmed.
Keywords: 981, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (03/18/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> The additional piece that seems to have been added is appointed by... >> correct.
  • Uh, but uh to make sure that the appointments were clear and who was doing it.
  • <01:33:58.560> by been added is appointed by been added is appointed by >> correct.<
  • were clear and who was appointments were clear and who was doing<01:34:33.840> it.
  • > the would be appointed and serve at the would be appointed and serve at the pleasure<01:34:44.960
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transit operation consolidation 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I use Southwest Transit daily for the gym, also for medical appointments, and many others.
  • It is the only way they can get to their job, school, and vital medical appointments.
  • , to get to their doctor's appointment, to get to their doctor's appointment, the<00:20:54.280>
  • ,<00:24:19.600> youth seniors to medical appointments, youth seniors to medical appointments
  • , errands, and just simply appointments, errands, and just simply getting<00:35:41.160> out<00
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Judiciary. (3-4-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • it lists off that DPA can still be it lists off that DPA can still be appointed<00:46:45.760> for<
  • There are private attorneys there for GAL appointments, for representing parents in dependency cases,
  • <00:47:55.599> to attorneys could be appointed to attorneys could be appointed to represent
  • by the family court judge are appointed by the family court judge or<00:50:40.319> potentially
  • <00:51:33.680> a defendant on whether or not to appoint a defendant on whether or not to appoint
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 774, the Cost, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act, which would require data collection and reporting on criminal and traffic-related costs, fines, fees, interest, and late fees in Kentucky. Vice Chair Decker said the bill is intended to improve transparency and accountability, not to change collection policy. A representative from Reason Foundation supported the measure, saying policymakers need reliable data on legal financial obligations. Representative Marzian asked whether the bill would help enforce collection, and Decker replied that it is only a study/data bill. During roll call, some members raised concerns about funding, but Decker said Kentucky Stats already has the staff and systems in place. The bill passed favorably with 18 yes votes, no no votes, and two pass votes. The committee then took up House Bill 542, relating to eminent domain and declared an emergency, and adopted a committee substitute before hearing testimony. The sponsor described the bill as the product of extensive revisions and said it was aimed at improving notice, communication, transparency, and fairness in condemnation proceedings. He said property owners would have to be notified by certified mail or hand delivery, with sworn proof if delivery failed, and that condemning authorities could not make false or misleading statements during negotiations. A guest, Stephanie Barnett, described problems in her own eminent domain experience, including notices going to the wrong address and learning after the fact that people had been on her property. Members generally supported the bill as a fairness measure. It passed the committee substitute unanimously, 20-0. Finally, Representatives Flannery and Whitaker presented House Bill 563, a DUI-related measure intended to reduce deaths and injuries caused by repeat drunk drivers. They said the bill would apply to a fourth DUI offense within 10 years and would place a two-year restriction on alcohol sales, marked on the person’s license or ID, with the goal of both public safety and encouraging treatment. Flannery cited the death of his mother by a repeat drunk driver and shared statistics on fatal crashes and the economic costs of drunk driving. The committee began discussion on the bill, but the transcript cuts off before any vote or final action is shown.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint House-Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

North Dakota Joint Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that a committee of two be appointed to escort the Honorable Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strind
  • The Speaker appoints Representative Schauer and Senator Klein to the escort committee. Mr.
  • I move that a committee of four be appointed to escort the Honorable Kelly Armstrong, Governor, to the
  • The question is on the motion of Representative Bosch that a committee of four be appointed to escort
  • Representative Bosch moved that a committee of four be appointed to escort the Honorable Kelly Armstrong
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened in joint session for the special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly, with introductions of visiting officials and a moment of silence for former Governor Alan Olson. The chamber then escorted Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strind and Governor Kelly Armstrong, along with First Lady Kirstie Armstrong, to the rostrum. The governor’s remarks were ordered printed in the journal. Governor Armstrong addressed the special session’s single purpose: considering North Dakota’s $199 million first-year federal award under the rural health transformation program. He thanked legislators, HHS, tribal partners, providers, and community leaders for their work on the state’s CMS application, and said four bills helped improve the application score: requiring the presidential fitness test in PE courses, adding nutrition education to physicians’ continuing education, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, and expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice. He said he looked forward to signing those bills and the accompanying appropriation measure. The governor described the rural health plan as focused on four pillars: promoting wellness and healthy lifestyles, stabilizing the rural health workforce, expanding access through telehealth and mobile services, and using technology and data to improve care. He emphasized that the plan would avoid new buildings and unsustainable programs, and instead use federal funds for lasting, scalable reforms. He said the state could receive at least $500 million over five years, possibly more, and urged quick authorization and appropriation so the funding could be deployed responsibly. After the governor and lieutenant governor were escorted out, the joint session was dissolved. The House then returned to regular business, announced committee meetings, excused absent members, and adjourned until 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 12th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate confirmation number 79 appointing Senate confirmation number 79 appointing Patricia<00:04
  • a bureaucratic position to an appointed a bureaucratic position to an appointed position,<00:48:
  • through the process of the appointments through the process of the appointments to<00:49:45.920>
  • Two will be appointed for four-year terms. That gets us squared up with 2030.
  • at that and making those appointment. at that and making those appointment.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss. Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted. On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property. The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Judges still have the discretion to appoint volunteers.
  • They discretion to appoint volunteers.
  • what their duties are in the appointment what their duties are in the appointment order.<00:44:48.319
  • Eventually to appoint these volunteers.
  • <00:47:59.760> train<00:48:00.079> volunteers appoint train volunteers appoint train volunteers